ISU - Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

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Technology Transfer is the process of moving research results from the laboratory to the marketplace. The Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (OIPTT) and the Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (ISURF) work in concert to facilitate and enhance the inventive and creative works of Iowa State University's employees and students, and to transfer these works for the benefit of society.

	Spotlight		Recent News & Events
	In a report prepared by Innovation Associates Inc. for the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Iowa State University Research Foundation has been named a “licensing powerhouse”. The report examines universities and colleges that are exemplars in technology transfer despite rural locations, research and development expenditures that rank below the top 50 by NSF, and other obstacles. In 2005, ISU ranked second nationally in the number of licenses and options executed; the report calls this ranking a “tremendous achievement”, given that the top-ranked University of California system had $3 billion in research expenditures compared to ISU’s $210 million.		● The American Angus Association has licensed ISURF's genetic test for the identification of dwarfism in cattle. The research for this technology was funded by the American Angus Association and Dr. James M. Reecy. For more information on the research, visit http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/dwarfism.shtml and http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008806040354. ● The July 2008 issue of the SBIR/STTR Newsletter is now available online. ● A new seaside alder cultivar, ‘September Sun,’ is available for testing. Contact Dario Valenzuela for more information. ● Information is available about ClickFraud, Litton Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Yong Guan’s technology to help protect online advertisers against falsely inflated hits on Web ads. Contact Eddie Boylston for licensing information. ● Read more about Single Dose Controlled Release Vaccine Formulations that may make vaccinations cheaper and easier. For licensing information, contact Dario Valenzuela. ● Read more about a potential treatment for sudden blindness in canine patients. For licensing information, contact Dario Valenzuela.